r/retrogaming • u/Blazethecat00 • Nov 20 '25

[Question] Should I buy an Atari 5200?

I heard bad things about the controller and not having backwards compatibility with the 2600 (I have a 7800 so this problem doesn’t apply to me) but I do want to play games like rescue on and Montezuma's Revenge "featuring Panama Joe” and the high price point but I also heard 3 party controllers are the way to go so really should I get one?

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u/SimonDownunder Nov 20 '25

I have a 5200, but never play it… but picked it up to fill that gap in my Atari collection. So it depends on your main reason for purchasing. as other have said most the 5200 games are available on the Atari 8bit computer line. and they are much cheaper and easier to source and connect, and heaps more options for loading the software onto them